WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014 —The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is beginning to develop its plan for leasing offshore parcels for oil and gas production for the five-year period that begins in mid-2017.
NRDC senior attorney and Oceans Program Director Sarah Chasis made the following statement:
“Congress has not implemented any meaningful measures since the Deepwater Horizon disaster to mitigate the dangers of offshore drilling. We can’t afford another Deepwater Horizon disaster – in the…
